Re: Install OpenSMTPD from source or use the Debian packages?

/packages.debian.org/buster-backports/mail/opensmtpd If you don't already have backports enabled, you can read about doing so here: https://backports.debian.org/Instructions/ > Thanks. > > -Tom -- Mike Oliver

Re: Ansible recommendations?

Tom Browder writes: > On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 9:46 AM Mike Oliver wrote: >> Tom Browder writes: > ... > > Mike, thanks for your help. I just ordered the eBook you suggested. > And, after looking at Rex, I think I'll try the Ansible route for now > (although p

Re: Ansible recommendations?

e. I find that Ansible can be less free-form than SaltStack, but that's not necessarily a bad thing (take a glance at how looping/iteration works to get a sense for what I mean). I preferred working with SaltCloud for initial provisioning of servers, though. Really, either one would be perfectly adequate for the needs you describe. > Thanks. > > -Tom -- Mike Oliver

Re: Ansible recommendations?

r than Ansible. I find that Ansible can be less free-form than SaltStack, but that's not necessarily a bad thing (take a glance at how looping/iteration works to get a sense for what I mean). I preferred working with SaltCloud for initial provisioning of servers, though. Really, either one would be perfectly adequate for the needs you describe. > Thanks. > > -Tom -- Mike Oliver

Re: How to reinstall without changing anything?

Olle Eriksson wrote: What it would come down to for me is to save the modified files, then do: dpkg --get-selections > package-list-backup.list Reinstall, and do: dpkg --set-selections < package-list-backup.list Much obliged. I take it the "reinstall" part means reinstall a bare-bones sy

Re: How to reinstall without changing anything?

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I wanted what you want: the very same system but newly installed and everything the same to the last letter. So I wrote a script in which I apt-get -qq install after setting dpkg-reconfigure debconf to no interaction. OK, I'm already a little confused. What did the

How to reinstall without changing anything?

A couple of times I've gotten nervous about whether I could have been hacked, back before I got a good iptables set up and turned off sshd etc. I've run various diagnostic scripts but generally found them to be overly prone to false positives. My *guess* is that I'm fine, given that no one's mad

Re: Am I hacked?

Michal Sedlak wrote: But I thing bigger problem is this --WARN-- [sig004w] None of the following versions of /bin/bash (-rwxr-xr-x) matched the /bin/bash on this machine. Linux 2.4.17 --WARN-- [sig004w] None of the following versions of /bin/login (-rwsr-xr-x) matched the /bin/login on thi